Junk Yard

Hello Death

I’ve followed your narrow thread
to this desert road

I’ve watched every morning

crooking my head toward the sun

to catch your glint

among the torn edges

And today-

I remove my helmet

baring my head

for your anointment

One More Day

This gray day
turned nearly black
from the white whacked storm

wizened branches
like stalking shadows
haunt
      I
           twist
      and set myself
     face against the wind;

     stand
once more

till darkness
turns to white

Ira Director: The Chicago born poet and artist Ira Director earned an MA in creative writing from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. In addition to poems appearing in numerous exhibitions as integral components of paintings, they have been published in B'nai B'rith (Fall 2003), Voices Israel (2004) and ARC 17 (Summer 2005) as well as being awarded an honorable mention in the Reuben Rose International Poetry Competition (2004).

These selections are from an unpublished book titled To Be Touched and It Becomes a Poem. Traveling between America and the Middle East has added an element of diversity and a cross cultural perspective to the work.

Email: Ira Director

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